Cottey College will educate qualified women in the arts and sciences to prepare them for transfer to programs beyond the associate’s degree by enhancing their intellectual ability, their store of knowledge, their personal skills and thereby their capacity for contribution to society and their chosen ends.

School Highlights:

Cottey College serves 283 students (99.29% of students are full-time).

The college's student:teacher ratio of 6:1 is higher than the community college average of -:1.

Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 28%.

Cottey College is the only community colleges within Vernon County, MO.

Finances and Admission

The in-state tuition of $18,800 is more than the state average of $5,694. The in-state tuition has grown by 24% over four years.

The out-state tuition of $18,800 is more than the state average of $10,294. The out-state tuition has grown by 24% over four years.

In-State Tuition Fees

$18,800

$5,694

Out-State Tuition Fees

$18,800

$10,252

Total Dormitory Capacity

350

255

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid

99%

89%

Percent Admitted

71%

79%

SAT Total Avg.

1,025

945

SAT Reading

515

465

SAT Math

510

480

ACT Composite Avg.

23

20

ACT English

23

19

ACT Math

21

19

Source: 2013 (latest year available) IPEDS

School Notes:

Cottey College is a two-year independent, residential, liberal arts and sciences college for women. The college is located at Nevada, Missouri (pop. 9,000), approximately 100 miles south of Kansas City. The campus occupies 14 buildings on 11 city blocks, and a 33-acre wooded recreational area with lodge.
Virginia Alice Cottey founded the College in 1884 with the firm belief that women deserved the same quality of education as men. When the founder became a member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, she realized the organization paralleled her own goals and ideas about higher education for women. The P.E.O. Sisterhood accepted the College as a gift from Virginia Alice Cottey in 1927, which made it the only nonsectarian college owned and supported by women. The P.E.O. Sisterhood, a philanthropic educational organization of over 250,000 members, is dedicated to providing educational opportunities for women.
Cottey helps young women reach their true potential in a dynamic, residential learning environment emphasizing the liberal arts. Our faculty and other campus resources are in place to provide guidance and to promote academic inspiration. Our students cultivate both academic and life skills including problem solving, effective writing, researching and analytical thinking.

For Missouri public community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $5,421 per year for in-state students and $6,738 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $14,346 per year. Read more about average community college tuition costs across the country.